SCL → SYDSantiago to Sydney

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Direct flights from Santiago (SCL) to Sydney (SYD): 13 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 75% of the last 12 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 12 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 11,340 km, an estimated 15 hours 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Santiago and Sydney. Updated 1 November 2026 at 10:09 UTC.

Today, SCL → SYD

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 01:15 LA809LATAM Sched 01:15Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked SCL board 06:48 · SYD board 21:09

SCL Santiago tracking
SYD Sydney smooth · +0
11,340 km · ~15h 02m est.
dep bank 01:15–13:0013x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 13x weekly · nonstop
75% on time

of the last 12 tracked SCL → SYD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +6 min. 0 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+6 minacross the last 12 arrivals
Flight time~15h 02mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures13x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 12

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
LATAM AirlinesLA71% on time

Flights LA809 varies daily

Qantas AirwaysQF80% on time

Flights QF28 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31LA809arrived−9
10-30LA809arrived+99
10-30QF28arrived+10
10-29LA809arrived+18
10-28LA809arrived−4
10-28QF28arrived−14
10-27LA809arrived−2
10-27QF28arrived+30
10-26LA809arrived+6
10-26QF28arrived−22
10-25LA809arrived+6
10-25QF28arrived+15

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
SCLSantiago tracking 🌤 mostly cloudy · SE 6 kt Full SCL delay board →
SYDSydney +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · E 7 kt Full SYD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SYD: a 35% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Santiago to Sydney route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SCL to SYD flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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SCL to SYD questions

Is SCL–SYD running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 75/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from SCL to SYD?

Great-circle distance is 11,340 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 830–1002 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SCL–SYD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 13 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at SCL and arrival-side delay at SYD, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.